[LonePalm]

This is a perfect example of the elasticity of demand. As price increases, demand decreases.

Demand curves are rarely linear. They can have ceilings and floors representing the demand where price is zero or arbitrarily high.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[SaraJohnson]

For sure, people can not afford money for extra gas because it is so expensive now. People can not afford to shop, either. Then we have millions uemployed... The watermelons are very happy with their nasty selves. This is what Obama said he was going to do.